Plastic Toy Animals

California is leading the nanny-state trend - Daily Caller
Sometime later this month, the Los Angeles City Council is expected to pass a ban on plastic carryout bags. Not surprisingly, San Francisco was the first US city to impose a plastic bag ban and California accounts for almost two-thirds of the 74 ...17 Hours 8 Minutes agodailycaller.com

Half of All Dog Bite Victims are Children - Sacramento Bee
Even very young children should be taught not to tease or hurt animals. And with school almost over for the year, children will be spending more time in parks, at friends' homes, and other places where they may encounter dogs.Thursday, May 17, 2012 3:15 PMwww.sacbee.com

Can a Better Vibrator Usher in an Age of Great American Sex? - The Atlantic
The sex toy as design object: the innards of Jimmyjane's Form 6 vibrator. The offices of Jimmyjane are above a boarded-up dive bar in San Francisco's Mission district. There used to be a sign on a now-unmarked side door, until employees grew weary of ...Monday, May 14, 2012 12:04 PMwww.theatlantic.com

Trip down the 'Strip' - Denton Record Chronicle
People collected the plastic toy animals that came with Sonic's $1 burgers and drinks. The monkey and giraffe figurines would hang from the visors of vehicles. Since those times, the drive-in was moved farther down University Drive.Sunday, May 13, 2012 2:09 AMwww.dentonrc.com

Student scientists show off their research and inventions - SF State Campus Headlines
"Since we're animals too, it's really important to think of any other animals, like oysters, like a canary in a coal mine." In the undergraduate category, Curtis Lee and Steven Wiryadinata invented a low-cost way for physicians in third world countries ...Friday, May 11, 2012 1:42 PMwww.sfsu.edu